The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-04-13

dS lOllONbs cIOui CbpthihucT IL lOoOl
to December 81, 1885, 1854 warrants,
$246; from January l, 1887, to April
I'd, 1896 warrants, $3.50; total, $505.
Afternoon Session.
Justice Strickland moved that the
chairman be instructed to appoint q
committee Of three or five TO investi-
gate the propriety or ACCESSIBILITY OF
selling the present Courthouse and
building a new n more suitable for
the same, and report same at next
term OF this court. Laid on the table.
Justices Miller and Hammontree, AZ
a committee, on the recommendation
Of the clerk that he or ONE other
competent person be authorised to
post up the entire indebtedness Of
Shelby county, reported favorably.
The work is to be done from the stub
books in the Ohairmsn's Office from
which warrants were issued, and OK
anime register, cancel and post up all
warrants that have been redeemed,
there bsing no official or other reliable
starting point to make out q correct
statement Of the true indebtedness OF
the county, and all warrants hereafter
being required to be countersigned.
Justices j. ]. Barry, O. E. Smith,
Tom Holeman and County Attorney
Jordan, as the committee on the
application OF the Memphis, Green
wood and Prospect Park railroad for
right Of way, we're given power to
act.
The petitions Of G. w. Willis and
Mrs. M. A. Bowman, for correction OF
taxes, were granted,
The County Attorney was ordered to
investigate and report upon the law
governing inquisitions Of lunacy by
Justices of the Peace.
A motion that the Chairman,
in all eases when the appropriations
have bsen made, be authorized to
issue warrants to pay costs OF bridges |
contracted for during the last quarter,
and when accepted and certified by
the Bridge Superintendent, was laid
on the table.
Jacob and Amelia Rice petitioned
for a correction of assessment on a
tract OF land in the Fifteenth Civil
District, for which five separate deeds
had been made out and a tax levied
on each. Referred 10 the County AT
torney.
An order that the Road Commits
eioncrs of the First and Eighth Dis.
trio r, and 4. M. Cole, Superintendent
OF Bridges, and George B. Fleece,
Turnpike Engineer, be appointed q
committee to select the best and cheap
est location for a bridge over Hatohie
river on the Germantown and Gov
ipgton road, north of Brunswick, was
referred to the First and Eighth Dis
trict Road Commissioners. In case of
a tie, and To prevent delay in the mat
ter, Justice r. I. Shivers was to be
called in.
H. M. Thomas, superintendent OF
the Workhouse convicts, submitted
his report for the quarter beginning
January let. 1t showed the total
amount of work lone on the roads,
per estimate Of George B. Fleece,
$4,000, other Improvements running
total up to $2555. Received and filed.
HERE IT aoKs.
Ordered b. .ho court, that the
Committee on Lsvee, ETC., on Hind
man Ferry road, proceed to let out
said work to the lowest bidders who
have heretofore bid on said work, and
that in no case shall the cost OF said
work exceed the sum Of $40, 000."
This proposition aroused heated
discussion among the Magistrates,
which continued for nearly two hours.
II finally passed by a close vote OF 10
to Is. As the measure is so import
ant, and the circumstances OF it's pass
age likely to be thoroughly aired, the
yess and nays are given.
Yeds.-H. M. Thomas, Brunswick;
W. P. York, Millington e. j. Wen
dell, Cuba; A, r. Pope, Cemetery Sta
ton; B. W. Pryor, Raleigh; w. 7.
PIunkett and Spencer Davie, White
Haven; William Quinn, p. M. Win
tsrs, j. M. Coleman, O. Z. Smith,
Thomas Fleming, @. 4. ESnew, T. M. |
Bland, Frank Porter and II. E. Can
non, Memphis.
Nays John O. Stewart, Brunswick;
]. N, Harrison, Lucy; w. T. Jackson,
Cubs; w. r. Gross, Bartlett; ]. M.
Fleming, Collierville r. T. Anderson,
James Brett, g. K. Strickland, Ger
mhulOWnj ON E1OIomhuS lr'i anu W. |
II. Hughey, Memphis.
WHERE IT Hal GoNB.
Hindman's Ferry is reached by a
little spur road which leaves the New
Raleigh read one mile from the city
limits, and crosses the river two miles
from the city. II lies between the New
Raligh and Randolph roads. The
county is building an iron bridge over
the same stream near Raleigh, on the
Cd Raleigh road. 1t has contracted
for an iron bridge across the same
stream on the Randolph road, and two
intermediate wooden bridges over the |
same stresm-four bridges over that
stream in a direct air line distau CO
Of about eight miles. The aggregate
coet OF these is something like $4,000, |
independent Of the approaching EN-.
bantment. Daring the past three years
Frank Gibson, who owns a store and
real estate at the Point, or Hindman's
Ferry, has bsen giving proverbisl Y
pleasant barbecueR, to which all he
magistrates have b. en- invited. Aside
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